<p>Indian Creek schools expects to break ground on a new multi-million dollar transportation and maintenance facility in November, and on Tuesday, it will hold a public meeting to begin conversations about which construction company should do the work.</p>
<p>The public is invited to be a part of those conversations.</p>
<p>The school district won’t take any official action during the meeting, which will serve as a time for the public to be better informed about the potential cost of the project based on the bids Indian Creek schools received from construction companies.</p>
<p>After the meeting, CORE Construction, a Schererville-based contractor the district hired, will put together a spreadsheet with a suggested bid package, which will inform school administrators of the maximum amount of debt the schools would enter into to complete the facility, Superintendent Tim Edsell said.</p>
<p>The school board will vote on the project at its next regular meeting in November, he said.</p>
<p>The building, which will feature about 19,500 square feet of floor space, will include offices for the district’s transportation personnel, sandwiched by four bus bays on one side and a garage for bus maintenance and repair on the other. School officials want to get the project done by the end of May, Edsell said.</p>
<p>The facility will be be built on a property just south of Indian Creek Elementary School. Building the new facility south of the school buildings rather than in a more centralized location will ease traffic. The current maintenance and transportation area is behind the middle school, which has created traffic jams during pick-up and drop-off times, he said.</p>
<p>The new facility will have space for 40 to 45 buses, which will fit all the district’s vehicles, including spare buses, Edsell said.</p>[sc:pullout-title pullout-title="If you go" ][sc:pullout-text-begin]<p>WHAT: Indian Creek schools public meeting to discuss bids for its new transportation and maintenance facility</p>
<p>WHERE: Administration building, 802 S. Indian Creek Drive, Trafalgar</p>
<p>WHEN: 5 p.m. Tuesday</p>[sc:pullout-text-end]
